The Pararectus approach provides secure access to the deep circumflex iliac vessel for harvest of a large sized and vascularized segment of the iliac crest.

Dumont, Charles Edouard; Keel, Marius; Djonov, Valentin; Haefeli, Pascal; Schmid, Timo Georg Johannes; Olariu, Radu; Cullmann, Jennifer; Bastian, Johannes Dominik (2017). The Pararectus approach provides secure access to the deep circumflex iliac vessel for harvest of a large sized and vascularized segment of the iliac crest. Injury - international journal of the care of the injured, 48(10), pp. 2169-2173. Elsevier 10.1016/j.injury.2017.08.013

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BACKGROUND

The feasibility of harvesting a vascularized iliac crest utilizing the Pararectus approach was assessed in cadavers and then this new technique was implemented in a clinical case.

METHODS

Bilaterally in five cadavers the branches of both external iliac arteries were injected with colored silicone to assess their position to each other and to harvest a bone graft vascularized by the deep circumflex iliac artery (DCIA) through the Pararectus approach. This technique was implemented in a 68-years-old female patient, initially admitted to a level-I-trauma center after sustaining multiple injuries by falling from great height. For definitive treatment of a severely contaminated medially open (Gustilo-Anderson Type 3A) calcaneal luxation fracture (Sanders type IIIBC) in this patient a vascularized iliac crest autograft harvest by the Pararectus approach was used for reconstructive surgery.

RESULTS

The DCIA and the deep inferior epigastric vessels (DIEV: vascularizing the rectus abdominis muscle and main pedicle of the inferiorly based rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap) are very close on the lateral and medial border of the external iliac artery, respectively. As a consequence, the retrograde dissection of the DIEV towards the DCIA through the Pararectus approach made the dissection of the vascularized iliac crest more amenable, preserving both the lateral femoral cutaneous and the genitofemoral nerves. Four months after the surgery the patient was able to fully weight-bear in orthopedic shoes. Radiographs and CT scans showed correct hind foot alignment and bony integration of the vascularized iliac crest graft into the residual calcaneal body.

CONCLUSION

The Pararectus approach allowed for secure collection of large vascularized iliac grafts. The presented technique was successful as a salvage procedure in a clinical case with substantial bone loss after an open calcaneal fracture.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Anatomy
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Anatomy > Topographical and Clinical Anatomy
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Plastic and Hand Surgery > Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Plastic and Hand Surgery > Hand Surgery
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Orthopädische Chirurgie
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Orthopädische Chirurgie

04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Plastic and Hand Surgery
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Forschungsbereich Mu50 > Forschungsgruppe Herz und Gefässe
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Forschungsbereich Mu50 > Forschungsgruppe Handchirurgie
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Forschungsbereich Mu50 > Forschungsgruppe Plastische Chirurgie
09 Interdisciplinary Units > Microscopy Imaging Center (MIC)

UniBE Contributor:

Dumont, Charles Edouard, Keel, Marius, Djonov, Valentin Georgiev, Haefeli, Pascal, Schmid, Timo Georg Johannes, Olariu, Radu, Cullmann, Jennifer, Bastian, Johannes Dominik

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0020-1383

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Nicole Rösch

Date Deposited:

15 Jan 2018 16:47

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:08

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.injury.2017.08.013

PubMed ID:

28823386

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Bone graft Calcaneus Deep circumflex iliac artery Iliac crest Pararectus approach Vascularized

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.107813

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/107813

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